In 1838, Roswell's founding father, Roswell King began work on the first cotton mill.  In 1839 it was incorporated as The Roswell Manufacturing Company, just one year after the native Cherokee people were forced onto the Trail of Tears.  The company was hugely successful and during the Civil War, they were one of the leading suppliers of goods to the Confederacy.  When Union soldiers arrived in Roswell to take the river bridge, they discovered two things:  the bridge has been destroyed by Confederate troops and the mills were still in operation.  In an attempt to save the mills, Theophile Roche, a French citizen, flew a French flag over the mills to disguise their purpose.  The letters "CSA" (Confederate States of America) were found on the cloth being produced.  This action angered Gen... 01/29/2009

Hawthorne Hawthorne is an enclave of 14 custom homes in Roswell, GA featuring large lots with homes built by Ray Vick Builders. Hawthorne is located north of Marietta Highway 120 off of Coleman Road at Dove Court. Hawthorne residents attend the following Roswell schools; Roswell North Elementary School, Crabapple Middle School, and Roswell High School. Feel free to contact us if you have any detailed questions about the Hawthorne homes or any of the surrounding Roswell neighborhoods. We would love to be your Hawthorne listing agent. Click here to sell your home in Hawthorne . Click here for current Hawthorne homes for sale. 01/29/2009

Ellard Village Ellard Village is gated community situated on 168 acres featuring homes along the banks of the Chattahoochee River in Roswell. Ellard's classic home collection includes distinctive and diverse architectural styles from Charlestonian to Colonial and Italianate to Victorian, adding to the community's nostalgic appeal. In addition to Ellard Village's riverfront surroundings it features 90 acres of greenspace and includes four interior parks. Welcoming Ellard Village residents is a 2,500 square foot Caretaker's Cottage built to resemble buildings at the entryways of estates common during the 18th century in England. A short drive down the boulevard is The Conservatory, a Georgian-style clubhouse near the Chattahoochee River. Ellard Village provides residents with a pool and ... 01/29/2009

Crabapple Oaks Crabapple Oaks is a community consisting of 13 homes that are priced from the high $700's with home sites averaging 1 acre plus. Partnering together to create Crabapple Oak is LCW Crabapple, LLC and Hawthorne Homes. Crabapple Oaks is located west of Arnold Mill Road off of Cox Road. Crabapple Oaks residents attend the following Roswell schools; Sweet Apple Elementary, Elkins Pointe Middle School, and Roswell High. Feel free to contact us if you have any detailed questions about the Crabapple Oaks homes or any of the surrounding Roswell neighborhoods. We would love to be your Crabapple Oak listing agent. Click here to sell your home in Crabapple Oak. Click here for current Crabapple Oaks homes for sale. 01/29/2009

Atherton Park Atherton Park is a gated community consisting of 24 earthcraft certified luxury homes. The community is located at one of Roswell's most accessible locations, within 2 miles of Mansell Road and GA 400. Builders of Atherton Park include Ron Adamson, Mark McKrow, and Timothy Schretter. The homes feature five floorplans to choose from; the Allenwood, Brielle, Evanston, Glencoe, and Kenilworth with plans starting in the $800's. All customizable plans feature gourmet kitchens, four bedrooms with private baths and walk-in closets, three car garages, and spacious rooms throughout. Every home features wide halls and stairways and an elevator option available in most plans. Inline with Atherton Residential's requirements for a premium site location, Atherton Park is close to many ... 01/29/2009

Adeline Pond Adeline Pond, built in 2008 by Adeline Pond, LLC. Directions to Adeline Pond are as follows: Highway 9 North to Magnolia Street, turn left. Street name changes to Pine Grove. Continue on Pine Grove to Lake Charles, turn right Adeline Pond on right. Adeline Pond residents attend the following Roswell schools; Roswell North Elementary School, Crabapple Middle School, and Roswell High School. Feel free to contact us if you have any detailed questions about the Adeline Pond homes or any of the surrounding Roswell neighborhoods. We would love to be your Adeline Pond listing agent. Click here to sell your home in Adeline Pond. Click here for current Adeline Pond homes for sale. 01/29/2009

Walridge Walridge, built in 2007 by Beecham Builders features elegant homes on large and private lots. Walridge is located south of Woodstock Road off Stroup Road just off of Bowen Road. Walridge residents attend the following Roswell schools; Mountain Park Elementary, Crabapple Middle School, and Roswell High. Feel free to contact us if you have any detailed questions about the Walridge homes or any of the surrounding Roswell neighborhoods. We would love to be your Walridge listing agent. Click here to sell your home in Walridge. Click here for current Walridge homes for sale. 01/29/2009

Stonegate Stonegate, built between 1996 - 2006 is an exclusive gated enclave of estate homes minutes away from the heart of Roswell featuring waterfront views. Stonegate is located south of Woodstock Road just off of Bowen Road. Stonegate residents attend the following Roswell schools; Mountain Park Elementary, Crabapple Middle School, and Roswell High. Feel free to contact us if you have any detailed questions about the Stonegate homes or any of the surrounding Roswell neighborhoods. We would love to be your Stonegate listing agent. Click here to sell your home in Stonegate. Click here for current Stonegate homes for sale. 01/29/2009

Located just steps from Roswell's covered bridge, this small community offers a lot of bang for the buck!  Built in 2003 by Beazer Homes, there are only 32 units in the complex.  The one level units have 2 bedrooms and 2 full baths, sell in the high $190,000's to low $200,000's.  A multi-level unit with 3 bedrooms and 3 full baths sold for $252,000 last year.   Square footage ranges from 1,293 to 1,754.  The average days on market for Mill Street Park is 73 days, not bad in this unpredictable market!  The monthly HOA (Homeowners Association) is $250.  With that comes all your water, garbage, exterior maintenance, pest control and gated entrance.  Well constructed with brick and detailed to the hilt, these condos offer 10 foot ceilings, pass through fireplaces from living room to master ... 01/25/2009

The Bricks were built by the Roswell Manufacturing Company in 1840.  The Bricks were two apartment buildings that originally housed cotton mill workers and their families until the 1950's.  The Brick's could quite possibly be the oldest standing apartment buildings in the United States.  If only walls could talk, these buildings had also been used as a hospital for Union soldiers and also a library at one time. The two buildings contained a total of ten apartments and from the 1950's to the mid 1970's; they were intermittently used for both residential and business space. The structures were renovated in early 1980's and again more extensively in 1990.  The buildings were once the home of the Roswell Founders Club, a private club that accommodated special events, until the owner decided... 01/22/2009

Nestled in a small section of Roswell that has Cobb County taxes is the popular Loch Highland subdivision.  In the late 1970's, developer Earl McMillen was looking to achieve the second-home concept of having a home that could double as a lake house or a mountain house and still be less than an hour away from downtown Atlanta.  Lots of development has popped up around Loch Highland, yet it remains a secluded and wooded enclave that feels more like a resort than a subdivision.  Loch Highland is popular for not only it's serene setting, but mostly for its amenity package.  The nearly 50-acre lake is stocked with fish.  Members of Loch Highland are allowed to fish the lake, but most exercise the catch and release concept.  Two pools, four tennis courts and a clubhouse make for a very activ... 01/21/2009

Dr. Francis Robert Goulding was born in 1810, the son of Reverend Thomas Goulding who was the founder and first president of Columbia Theological Seminary.  Roswell residents may recognize the Goulding name.  The Goulding House is the large home sitting at the end of Goulding Place, just off of Canton Street, steps from Historic Roswell.  Francis Robert Goulding was an author, clergyman and inventor and lived in this house at the time of his death August 22, 1881 and is buried in the Roswell Presbyterian Cemetery. Graduated from the University of Georgia in 1830, he was licensed to preach in 1833.  His life was devoted to the ministry until the failure of his health in 1865, when he applied himself to literature. Dr. Goulding is probably best known as the author of a series of adventure... 01/19/2009

Several of my clients have asked me what the deal with Mountain Park is.  While showing property in this community, one even commented that it must be where people in the witness protection program go to live.  This comment was predicated on the fact that maps do not accurately reflect the city streets and some even reference non-existent streets.  Before Mountain Park was incorporated in 1927, it was mostly comprised of summer cottages for Atlanta's wealthy.  Mountain Park is an officially designated wildlife refuge, which protects all wildlife including birds, animals and reptiles.  Some are rare and live in Mountain Park either part or all of the year. The Cherokee Indians that lived in the area long ago believed that the Indian Spring that runs through Mountain Park had medicinal po... 01/19/2009

Roswell's City Council just approved the submission of a grant application to bring stability to neighborhoods with abandoned and foreclosed homes due to the mortgage crisis.  The grant, more specifically known as Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP), is a relatively new program to assist state and local governments in acquiring and redeveloping foreclosed properties that might otherwise become sources of abandonment within their communities.  The redevelopment of these homes will help to stabilize neighborhoods and curtail the decline of housing values of neighboring homes. Two Roswell communities have been identified as being eligible for this program, Holcomb Crossing and Liberty Square.  Funds from the grant provide a benefit for people at o... 01/18/2009

Roswell has it's own covered bridge!  Located in the Old Mill Park in Roswell, this covered bridge is the newest in the state of Georgia.  Constructed in 2005, Vickery Creek covered bridge crosses Vickery Creek and connects the Vickery Creek Unit of the Chattahoochee River National Recreation area to Roswell Mill.  The bridge spans 161 feet and is built from Douglas fir harvested in the Northwest United States.  Roswell has always been known for great hiking, so the addition of the covered bridge makes Vickery Creek much more accessible to hikers. Vickery Creek was named after a Cherokee woman named Sharlot Vickery.  She owned much of the land around the creek and was forced to move west with the rest of the Cherokee Nation when Georgia removed them on a forced march known today as the ... 01/17/2009

Ever wonder what the historic sign was just south of Roswell Square on Roswell Road is?  It's Allenbrook.  This home was constructed between 1845-1857 as the residence and office for the Ivy Woolen Mill, Theophile Roche. In 1864, James Roswell King was convinced that the war was coming to Roswell.  In an effort to hopefully save the mills, King temporarily deeded interest in the mill to Roche, hoping for some type of neutral status, as Theophile Roche was a French citizen.  Roche flew a French flag in order to disguise the mills purpose.  Unfortunately, the letters "CSA" (Confederate States of America) were found on the cloth.  This action angered General Sherman and he ordered the mills burned but left Allenbrook intact. Allenbrook is still standing to this day.  Though not open to the... 01/16/2009

  Park at Garrison Oaks Park at Garrison Oaks, built in 2005 is located in the desirable Lassiter school district. Park at Garrison Oaks is locatedjust off of Mabry Road on the west side of Roswell. Park at Garrison Oaks residents attend the following Roswell schools; Garrison Mill Elementary, Mabry Middle School, and Lassiter High. Feel free to contact us if you have any detailed questions about the Parks at Garrison Oaks homes or any of the surrounding Roswell neighborhoods. We would love to be your Parks at Garrison Oaks listing agent. Click here to sell your home in Parks at Garrison Oaks. Click here for current Parks at Garrison Oaks homes for sale.   01/12/2009

Old Surrey Place Old Surrey Place, built in 2003 features equestrian estate homes. Old Surrey Place is located west of Arnold Mill off of Cox Road. Old Surrey Place residents attend the following Roswell schools; Sweet Apple Elementary, Elkins Pointe Middle School, and Roswell High. Feel free to contact us if you have any detailed questions about the Old Surrey Place homes or any of the surrounding Roswell neighborhoods. We would love to be your Old Surrey Place listing agent. Click here to sell your home in Old Surrey Place. Click here for current Old Surrey Place homes for sale.   01/12/2009

Laurelbrook Laurelbrook, built in 1999 is a small gated enclave minutes away from Historic Roswell. Built by Hardy Smith of Glenayre with his signature reclaimed wood in the study, terrace level bar and media room. Laurelbrook is located south of Woodstock Road just off of Bowen Road on Hedgegate Court. Laurelbrook residents attend the following Roswell schools; Mountain Park Elementary, Crabapple Middle School, and Roswell High. Feel free to contact us if you have any detailed questions about the Laurelbrook homes or any of the surrounding Roswell neighborhoods. We would love to be your Laurelbrook listing agent. We would love to be your Laurelbrook listing agent. Click here to sell your home in Laurelbrook. Click here for current Laurelbrook homes for sale.   01/12/2009

King Estates Manor King Estates Manor was built between 2006-2007. King Estates Manor is located west of Arnold Mill Road, just north of Cox Road, off of Applecross Drive. King Estates Manor residents attend the following Roswell schools; Mountain Park Elementary, Crabapple Middle School and Roswell High. Feel free to contact us if you have any detailed questions about the King Estates Manor homes or any of the surrounding Roswell neighborhoods. We would love to be your King Estates Manor listing agent. Click here to sell your home in King Estates Manor. Click here for current King Estates Manor homes for sale.   01/12/2009